I am a Federal employee. I’ve had friends laid off in the private sector, so I don’t have a thing to complain about, even if I don’t get paid. I’ve kept my skills up to date, should worse come to worst.
I also have a young son, and I care far more about the future of this country than I do about missing a paycheck or two. If a shutdown can help bring about necessary cuts, then a shut down is a necessity.
Kelly needs to face the reality that a FED job is always at the mercy of Congress.
What the Government Gives...the Government can take away.
And UNIONS have no say in it.
Frankly, does Kelly feel any empathy with the 14 million unemployed or under employed Americans?
Hard to shed tears on this one.
Welcome to the party Mac. Most of us got the pain a lot sooner, and we will NEVER get retroactive pay.
Yes, we also have families.
As someone who was laid off last October and soon to become a Senior Citizen (June), I guess I don’t have much sympathy here. Especially since it was Obama who killed off my job. If this person wants to blame someone, then Harry and Nancy are the people who didn’t pass a budget last year. Start there.
Maybe this poor Federale should try life in the Dreaded Private Sector...when they shut you down, it’s not just a furlough - You’re FIRED, DONE, FINISHED.
Then you’ve got to go looking for a job again.
I have ZERO sympapthy. All I ask is that they continue to pay those most important civil servants, Our Troops!
Given a choice of feeding my kids or yours, guess what’s going to happen.
Take care of your own family and quit stealing from my family.
I don't have a shred of sympathy for these people, who somehow think that their mostly meaningless government jobs are so important to the country.
Let them go home and stay home for good.
When times were better I moved into a higher tax bracket and the government took more of my money so government workers could retire at age 55 while I was still busting my ass 60 hours a week. I worked extra hours while my kids were in college to pay for their educations in cash since we made too much for any government largesse.
I'm not whining, I'd do it all over again my way but you won't be getting any sympathy for a two week furlough here. I do wish you well but it is long past time that the ATM is closed for business.
Millions of Americans sharethis common thought as tax day approaches.
Waaaah. Civilian/non-governmental teat sucking businesses have been bleeding jobs because the teats have taken too much from the corporations for decades. Now you cry when reality catches up to you!
Screw you and your whining. You had your ‘stable’ government jobs for decades on OUR backs. Now that it is time to reign in the spending you cry. Well, I’ve had to reign in my spending for nearly 10 years because of government intervention at every level of business for the last several decades.
No one can afford to pay your inflated salaries for what the type/amount of work you do. If you think I don’t know what the pay scales, I will tell you, where I live ALL GS employees receive a 35.35% ‘locality’ increase to their bases GS pay scales. So an advertised GS-7 position that is in a range of $37k-45k, would get a 35% increase OVER that advertised rate.
Sorry- we can’t afford to pay that anymore. Good luck finding a real job, I’ve spent two years trying to find one that I’m not overqualified for.
I think the proper term is “paid vacation”.
What in the Hell is that? I vaguely recall that in the early part of my career many moons ago. Maybe she is an Exchange Server Administrator? Or network guru? Other than that, I have no idea what "mail clerk" might be.
Maybe she can get promoted to Assistant Deputy Buggy Whip Inspector when she returns to work.
I worked in the Federal government and I know that government employees have zero experience with risk and uncertainity. So they tend to totaly freak out over any hint of a reorganization, etc.
Last time, the employees got all their money and that will happen again. However, Obama is a radical wild card. He and the Unions could be planning to get Federal employees out in the streets beating their chests and threatening Republicans. Obama would not hesitate to harm Federal employees for the cause of his power. He had the chance to rescue service members’ families and he refused.
Hopefully they have some emergency savings money to get through a few weeks.
ever heard of a savings account? I run a small organization within the DoD, mixed military, Army civilians, a few contractors. As people come on board, I recommend to each they put enough into savings to tide them over for at least three months as an emergency fund. All of my people have done so.
Sheeesh
Welcome to 2008, Federal Worker, we have faced this in the real world for 3 years now...now, go find a REAL job that PRODUCES something.
“I Am A Federal Employee”
So am I. Shut the B!tch Down.
A federal employee should be comfortable enough financially to have a little rainy-day/emergency fund set aside. They will get paid, and the lump-sum will be delightful to receive, I’m sure, but for now, they have to pull some weight too, and suffer along with the rest of us in order to achieve the end goal of getting the government to stop spending. As a business owner, I’ve had times when I delayed paying myself and the world didn’t end.
I bet she brags about having the clap too.